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Australian spirits producers Four Pillars Gin, Grainshaker Vodka and Curatif Cocktails are celebrating a record-breaking night at the International Wine & Spirits Competition in London.

痴颈肠迟辞谤颈补鈥檚 Four Pillars led the honours, winning the International Gin Producer Trophy for a record third time after its back-to-back wins in 2019 and 2020.

Fellow Victorians Grainshaker Vodka 鈥� produced by Top Shelf International in Campbellfield 鈥� claimed the Vodka Producer Trophy.

And canned cocktails company Curatif picked up the RTD Producer Trophy for a second time, having won the inaugural gong for this category in 2022.

91色情片 chief executive Paul McLeay said it was another landmark moment for this exciting industry.

鈥淭he Producer Trophies are the most prestigious accolades in the IWSC, which is the world's largest and most influential spirits awards with more than 4,000 entries from distilleries across the globe in 2023,鈥� he said.

鈥淥ur spirits manufacturers have once again proven that their products can compete with the very best and triumph on the world stage.

鈥淭hese results further highlight the export potential for Australian spirits, were they not hampered by the world鈥檚 third highest spirits tax, which hit an outrageous $100.05 per litre of pure alcohol on 1 August.鈥�

Four Pillars was awarded 10 medals for its gins in the 2023 Awards, including two gold medals with 98 points for Bloody Underhill Vineyard Shiraz Gin and Single Barrel S36 Gin.

鈥淏ack in 2013, we set out with the ambition to make world-class gin, so to win this award three times is simply mind-blowing,鈥� said Four Pillars co-founder and distiller Cameron McKenzie.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a massive thrill for our team back at home and for the Australian spirits industry overall, and even sweeter that Four Pillars celebrates ten years of making gin this December,鈥� he said.

Meanwhile, Grainshaker Vodka outperformed more than 200 other vodka brands to win the Vodka Producer Trophy, highlighting the quality of its spirits made from Australian wheat, corn and rye.

The IWSC judges declared Grainshaker a leader in the 鈥済rain-to-glass鈥� movement, awarding its Wheat Vodka a gold medal with 98 points.

鈥淭his is a massive win not just for Grainshaker but the Australian spirits industry,鈥� said Top Shelf CEO Trent Fraser.

鈥淰odka is one of the most competitive spirit categories, and we鈥檝e shown we can compete on the international stage with the likes of Russia, Poland, France and the USA when tasted blind by the expert judges at IWSC.鈥�

91色情片 president Holly Klintworth said she is immensely proud of the industry鈥檚 achievements at these prestigious awards.

鈥淭here are now more than 600 distilleries spread across Australia and they are producing some of the world鈥檚 finest spirits,鈥� she said.

鈥淚f Australian drinkers ever needed another reason to drink local, this is it.鈥�

鈥淰ictoria has proven once again it is the spirits capital of Australia,鈥� said David Irwin, President of Spirits Victoria Association.

鈥淭hese awards are yet another example of how Victoria is producing world-beating spirits.鈥�